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19,277 stories about harm· Trends· Every past day

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The news turned to violence in Kabul, power cuts in Haiti and protests in Banjul (Gambia). Kenya's coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's. Taken together, the world's news read about as usual.

Part of lifeHealth 32 in 100 of the stories about harm · more than usual Country that rose mostGambia 55 in 100 of its 65 stories, usually 18
RegionLatin America & Caribbean 26 in 100 of its stories, usually 23
Tone of the words About as usual across the world's stories about harm

What the world's news was about today

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Conflict & violence

Afghanistan

127 of its 219 stories (58%) were about people being harmed, usually 41%. Kabul accounted for 75 of Afghanistan's 127 stories about harm, carried by 152 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at more than ten times the usual rate (17 stories). Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

Afghanistan over 30 days → its stories → Kabul stories →
Health

Haiti

145 of its 224 stories (65%) were about people being harmed, usually 50%. Port-au-Prince accounted for 112 of Haiti's 145 stories about harm, carried by 171 outlets. Reports of evacuations ran at about 4 times the usual rate (13 stories). Power cuts were named in 24 of its stories about harm, more than ten times usual.

Haiti over 30 days → its stories → Port-au-Prince stories →
Disasters & accidents

Kenya

Reports of people injured ran at about 6 times the usual rate (19 stories). Road crashes were named in 17 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world's.

Kenya over 30 days → its stories →
6 more places the news pointed at
Protests & strikes

Brazil

106 of its 316 stories (34%) were about people being harmed, usually 17%. 21 of Sao Paulo's 34 stories were about protests or strikes. Covid was named in 59 of its stories about harm, about 5 times usual.

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Conflict & violence

Pakistan

Reports of refugees ran at about 5 times the usual rate (7 stories). Earthquake was named in 12 of its stories about harm, about 8 times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as fearful as the world's.

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Rights & justice

Bangladesh

Dhaka accounted for 48 of Bangladesh's 95 stories about harm, carried by 43 outlets. Reports of people displaced ran at about 6 times the usual rate (8 stories). Fear in its coverage rose to about one and a half times its own usual.

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Health

Ukraine

Reports of evacuations ran at about three times the usual rate (14 stories). Illness was named in 17 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Conflict & violence

Russia

Reports of evacuations ran at about 9 times the usual rate (35 stories). Landslides were named in 19 of its stories about harm, about three times usual. Its coverage was about one and a half times as angry as the world's.

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Health

Cuba

54 of its 100 stories (54%) were about people being harmed, usually 30%. Havana accounted for 32 of Cuba's 54 stories about harm, carried by 45 outlets.

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Also named far more than usual: covid in Brazil (59 of its stories, about 5 times its usual); heatwave in France (26 of its stories, more than ten times its usual); illness in Ukraine (17 of its stories, about three times its usual); storms in New Zealand (11 of its stories, about 4 times its usual); hunger in Australia (35 of its stories, more than ten times its usual).

17 in 100 stories were about harm

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Stories about people being harmed, in every 100 stories, the 30 days to 19 Mar. The big dot is this day; the shaded band is a normal day (the 30 days before it). Click a day to open it. Based on 19,277 stories about harm among 112,649 counted on 19 Mar.

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For the second day running, the news turned to Afghanistan. Stories about people being harmed made up 17 in every 100 of the day's 112,649 stories, as usual. Mentions of Covid ran about 5 times their usual in Brazil's news. On 20 March 2023, a year earlier, the share was 19 in every 100, against 17 today. Afghanistan stood out: 58% of its news was about people being harmed, usually 41%.

Written by code from the day's numbers.

Where harm was most of the news all →

Haiti65 in 100 of its 224 stories · usually 50 · mostly health Israel58 in 100 of its 1,463 stories · usually 67 · mostly conflict & violence Afghanistan58 in 100 of its 219 stories · usually 41 · mostly conflict & violence Palestine56 in 100 of its 437 stories · usually 61 · mostly conflict & violence Gambia55 in 100 of its 65 stories · usually 18 · mostly rights & justice

Countries with at least 50 stories that day.

Where people protested

Washington US125 stories about protests or strikes, of its 642 Beijing China52 stories about protests or strikes, of its 115 Moscow Russia51 stories about protests or strikes, of its 120 Jerusalem Israel39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 195 London UK39 stories about protests or strikes, of its 306

Stories, not people.

The emotional weather

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Feelings Events Harm Warmth
Zimbabwe: feelings about like the world'sZambia: feelings about like the world'sVanuatu: feelings about like the world'sUzbekistan: feelings about like the world'sUruguay: feelings about like the world'sMicronesia: too little coverage to readGuam: feelings about like the world'sUnited States: feelings about like the world'sSouth Georgia & South Sandwich Islands: too little coverage to readFalkland Islands: too little coverage to readCayman Islands: feelings about like the world'sIsle of Man: too little coverage to readTurkmenistan: feelings about like the world'sTunisia: feelings about like the world'sTrinidad & Tobago: feelings about like the world'sTonga: feelings about like the world'sTogo: feelings about like the world'sTimor-Leste: feelings about like the world'sThailand: feelings about like the world'sTanzania: feelings about like the world'sTajikistan: feelings about like the world'sTaiwan: feelings about like the world'sSwitzerland: feelings about like the world'sEswatini: feelings about like the world'sSuriname: feelings about like the world'sSri Lanka: feelings about like the world'sSpain: feelings about like the world'sSouth Korea: feelings about like the world'sSouth Africa: feelings about like the world'sSomalia: feelings about like the world'sSomaliland: too little coverage to readSolomon Islands: too little coverage to readSlovenia: feelings about like the world'sSierra Leone: feelings about like the world'sSeychelles: feelings about like the world'sSerbia: too little coverage to readSenegal: feelings about like the world'sSaudi Arabia: feelings about like the world'sSão Tomé: too little coverage to readSamoa: feelings about like the world'sSt. Lucia: too little coverage to readRwanda: feelings about like the world'sQatar: feelings about like the world'sPortugal: feelings about like the world'sPoland: feelings about like the world'sPeru: feelings about like the world'sParaguay: feelings about like the world'sPanama: feelings about like the world'sPalau: too little coverage to readOman: feelings about like the world'sNorway: feelings about like the world'sNorth Korea: feelings about like the world'sNiger: feelings about like the world'sNicaragua: feelings about like the world'sNew Zealand: feelings about like the world'sNiue: too little coverage to readNetherlands: feelings about like the world'sCuraçao: too little coverage to readNamibia: feelings about like the world'sMozambique: feelings about like the world'sMorocco: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara: too little coverage to readMontenegro: feelings about like the world'sMongolia: feelings about like the world'sMoldova: feelings about like the world'sMauritius: feelings about like the world'sMauritania: too little coverage to readMalta: feelings about like the world'sMali: feelings about like the world'sMalaysia: feelings about like the world'sMalawi: feelings about like the world'sMadagascar: feelings about like the world'sNorth Macedonia: feelings about like the world'sLuxembourg: feelings about like the world'sLithuania: too little coverage to readLibya: feelings about like the world'sLesotho: too little coverage to readLebanon: feelings about like the world'sLaos: feelings about like the world'sKyrgyzstan: feelings about like the world'sKosovo: too little coverage to readKiribati: too little coverage to readJapan: feelings about like the world'sJamaica: feelings about like the world'sItaly: feelings about like the world'sIndonesia: feelings about like the world'sIndia: feelings about like the world'sIceland: feelings about like the world'sHungary: feelings about like the world'sHonduras: too little coverage to readGuyana: feelings about like the world'sGuinea-Bissau: too little coverage to readGuinea: too little coverage to readGuatemala: feelings about like the world'sGrenada: feelings about like the world'sGreece: feelings about like the world'sGhana: feelings about like the world'sGermany: feelings about like the world'sGeorgia: feelings about like the world'sGambia: feelings about like the world'sGabon: feelings about like the world'sSt Pierre & Miquelon: too little coverage to readFrench Polynesia: too little coverage to readNew Caledonia: too little coverage to readFrench Southern Territories: too little coverage to readÅland Islands: too little coverage to readFinland: feelings about like the world'sFiji: feelings about like the world'sEthiopia: feelings about like the world'sEstonia: feelings about like the world'sEritrea: too little coverage to readEquatorial Guinea: too little coverage to readEl Salvador: feelings about like the world'sEgypt: feelings about like the world'sEcuador: feelings about like the world'sDominican Republic: feelings about like the world'sDominica: feelings about like the world'sGreenland: feelings about like the world'sFaroe Islands: too little coverage to readCzech Republic: feelings about like the world'sN. Cyprus: too little coverage to readCyprus: feelings about like the world'sCroatia: feelings about like the world'sCôte d'Ivoire: feelings about like the world'sCosta Rica: feelings about like the world'sDR Congo: feelings about like the world'sComoros: too little coverage to readColombia: feelings about like the world'sChile: feelings about like the world'sChad: feelings about like the world'sCentral African Republic: feelings about like the world'sCape Verde: feelings about like the world'sCameroon: too little coverage to readCambodia: feelings about like the world'sBurundi: feelings about like the world'sBrunei: feelings about like the world'sBrazil: feelings about like the world'sBotswana: feelings about like the world'sBosnia and Herzegovina: feelings about like the world'sBolivia: feelings about like the world'sBhutan: feelings about like the world'sBenin: feelings about like the world'sBelize: feelings about like the world'sBelgium: feelings about like the world'sBarbados: feelings about like the world'sBahamas: feelings about like the world'sAzerbaijan: feelings about like the world'sAustria: feelings about like the world'sAustralia: feelings about like the world'sHeard & McDonald Islands: too little coverage to readArgentina: feelings about like the world'sAntigua & Barbuda: feelings about like the world'sAngola: feelings about like the world'sAndorra: too little coverage to readAlgeria: feelings about like the world'sAlbania: feelings about like the world'sJammu & Kashmir: feelings about like the world'sWestern Sahara (Moroccan-controlled): too little coverage to readWestern Sahara (Free Zone): too little coverage to readAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sSiachen Glacier: feelings about like the world'sAzad Kashmir & Gilgit-Baltistan: feelings about like the world'sVatican City: feelings about like the world'sMarshall Islands: too little coverage to readNorthern Mariana Islands: too little coverage to readAmerican Samoa: too little coverage to readChagos Islands: too little coverage to readSt. Helena: too little coverage to readPitcairn: too little coverage to readAnguilla: too little coverage to readBermuda: feelings about like the world'sBritish Virgin Islands: feelings about like the world'sTurks & Caicos Islands: too little coverage to readMontserrat: too little coverage to readJersey: feelings about like the world'sSan Marino: too little coverage to readSt Kitts & Nevis: feelings about like the world'sCook Islands: too little coverage to readAruba: too little coverage to readNauru: too little coverage to readMonaco: feelings about like the world'sMaldives: too little coverage to readLiechtenstein: too little coverage to readWallis & Futuna: too little coverage to readSt. Martin: too little coverage to readSt. Barthélemy: too little coverage to readMacao: feelings about like the world'sNorfolk Island: too little coverage to readSint Maarten: too little coverage to readChristmas Island: too little coverage to readGibraltar: feelings about like the world'sMayotte: too little coverage to readYemen: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sVietnam: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sVenezuela: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sU.S. Virgin Islands: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPuerto Rico: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUK: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sUnited Arab Emirates: coverage a little warmer than the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sUganda: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sTürkiye: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sSyria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSweden: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sSouth Sudan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sSudan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sSlovakia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSingapore: coverage a little angrier than the world'sSt Vincent: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sRussia: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sRomania: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPhilippines: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sPapua New Guinea: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sPakistan: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sNigeria: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sNepal: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sMexico: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sLiberia: coverage a little angrier than the world'sLatvia: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sKuwait: coverage a little warmer than the world'sKenya: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sKazakhstan: coverage a little angrier than the world'sJordan: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIsrael: coverage about three times as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sIreland: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sIraq: coverage about one and a half times as fearful as the world'sIran: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sHaiti: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sFrance: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDjibouti: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sDenmark: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sCuba: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sCongo: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sHong Kong: coverage about one and a half times as warm as the world'sCanada: coverage a little warmer than the world'sMyanmar: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBurkina Faso: coverage a little more fearful than the world'sBulgaria: coverage a little warmer than the world'sBelarus: coverage a little angrier than the world'sBangladesh: coverage about one and a half times as grief-stricken as the world'sBahrain: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sArmenia: coverage a little more grief-stricken than the world'sAfghanistan: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sChina: coverage a little warmer than the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sUkraine: coverage about one and a half times as angry as the world'sPalestine: coverage about twice as grief-stricken as the world'sGuernsey: coverage a little more fearful than the world's
AngerGriefFearWarmth Like the world'sToo little news

Each country in the colour of the feeling its news carried most, against the world's news that day. Stronger colour: further above the world. Click a country.

Strongest feelings

● Hong Kong about one and a half times as warm as the world's · 58 stories about harm ● Israel about three times as grief-stricken as the world's · 850 stories about harm ● Palestine about twice as grief-stricken as the world's · 245 stories about harm ● Iraq few stories about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 29 stories about harm ● Pakistan about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 224 stories about harm ● Türkiye about one and a half times as fearful as the world's · 53 stories about harm

The day in three measures

Parts of life 30 days →

Health32% 6,101 stories · more than usual (usually 30%) Rights & justice27% 5,090 stories · about as usual Disasters & accidents13% 2,433 stories · about as usual Conflict & violence12% 2,258 stories · less than usual (usually 14%) Deaths & injuries, cause not given5% 885 stories · about as usual Shelter & services4% 826 stories · about as usual Food & livelihood4% 732 stories · about as usual Displacement3% 530 stories · about as usual

Of the stories about people being harmed, what part of life each was about. The mark is usual.

Harm reported 30 days →

Stories reporting people killed4,323 at about the usual rate Stories reporting arrests2,126 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people affected2,088 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people injured981 at about the usual rate Stories reporting abductions505 at about the usual rate Stories reporting people displaced285 at about the usual rate Stories reporting refugees243 at about the usual rate Stories reporting evacuations193 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about Russia and the US Stories reporting people falling ill26 at about one and a half times the usual rate · most about the US and South Africa

Stories that report it, not people: we count what reporters wrote, not what happened.

How it felt 30 days →

harshwarm

The words in the day's stories were about as usual. Filled dot: today. Ring: usual.

● Angerabout as usual
● Warmthabout as usual
● Griefa little less than usual
● Fearabout as usual

From the words reporters used across the whole day, never one story. Fear is the weakest of the four measures. How?

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